Freshwater Beach
Isle of Wight · United Kingdom
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Freshwater Beach is a SW-facing pebble beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Irish Sea — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.5°C (63.5°F) on average
Jan
9.3°C
48.7°F · 7.6–10.9°C
Feb
8.4°C
47.1°F · 6.4–10°C
Mar
8.2°C
46.8°F · 6.1–9.4°C
Apr
9.4°C
48.9°F · 7.9–11.3°C
May
11.6°C
52.9°F · 10–14.2°C
Jun
14.2°C
57.6°F · 12–16.6°C
Jul
16.4°C
61.5°F · 14.5–18.2°C
Aug
17.8°C
64°F · 16.7–18.9°C
Sep
17.5°C
63.5°F · 16.1–19.4°C
Oct
16°C
60.8°F · 14.4–17.7°C
Nov
13.3°C
55.9°F · 10.6–15.7°C
Dec
10.7°C
51.3°F · 8.8–12.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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